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What Is The Best Tinnitus Therapy?
What is the best tinnitus therapy? That is like asking the seven blind men what an elephant is like. You’ll get different answers from everybody.
Unfortunately, there is no easy answer to that question. If you ask your doctor he might tell you nothing can help. If you go to a homeopath, he’ll tell you which tinnitus homeopathic remedies he thinks are best. An acupuncturist will tell you acupuncture, plus perhaps, some tinnitus herbal remedy works best. And of course if you ask anyone who has gotten tinnitus relief from, let’s say, standing on their head, they will say that is the tinnitus cure!
Here are some tinnitus remedies that the American Tinnitus Association suggests.Mind you, they are not suggesting that any of these are a tinnitus cure. Their stance is that there currently is no cure, only management of tinnitus.
Let’s look at some natural tinnitus treatments. Some supplements that have been found to help tinnitus are minerals such as magnesium or zinc, herbs such as Ginkgo biloba, homeopathic remedies, or B vitamins which are known for their stress-reducing qualities. Some people have experienced tinnitus relief with acupuncture, therapeutic massage, magnets, or hypnosis. These really carry little risk and might improve your overall health.
Next are some techniques that probably don’t stop tinnitus but help you deal with it. Biofeedback is a relaxation technique that teaches people to control their pulse and muscle tension. There is also cognitive therapy which treats your emotional reaction to tinnitus, but not the tinnitus itself. It is most effective when used with other tinnitus treatments.
People often want to just take a pill, but there is no drug that has been designed to treat tinnitus. Some drugs that have brought some people tinnitus relief include anti-anxiety, antidepressants, antihistamines, and anticonvulsants. That’s a lot of “anti’s”. But looking for tinnitus healing with drugs so far is like looking for a needle in the haystack. And some of these drugs have significant side effects, so I would suggest you proceed with caution.
Tinnitus can be caused by temporormandibular joint disorder, commonly referred to as TMJ. If you have jaw pain or tension, see your dentist. See if he can treat your TMJ or refer you to a TMJ specialist who can. Sometimes, working on realigning your jaw could be the tinnitus cure you are looking for.
